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Princeton's WordNet
all-firedadverb
extreme; used as an intensifier
"why is he in such an all-fired hurry?"
bloody, damn, all-firedadverb
extremely
"you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Wiktionary
all-firedadverb
Extremely, inordinately, very.
all-firedadjective
Extreme, excessive.
Etymology: Probably a euphemistic form of hell-fired.
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all-fired
All-fired is an old-fashioned American term used as an adjective or adverb to express extreme intensity or degree. It is often used to emphasize a strong emotion, urgency or importance. It is similar in use to words like "extremely," "very," or "highly." For example, "I'm all-fired hungry" means "I'm extremely hungry."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
All-fired
awl-fīrd′, adj. (slang) infernal.—adv. excessively. [A softening of hell-fired, U.S.]
Etymology and Origins
All-fired
An Americanism for “great”--e.g. “He came in an all-fired hurry.”
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of all-fired in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of all-fired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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